The European Council will meet for the last time this year to discuss the future of the European Union. But deep-seated differences will likely prevent the Council from coming to any meaningful agreement.

Stratfor Deputy Editor Lynn Wise talks about the recent Islamic State attack on the Deir el-Zour air base in Syria. Though the Islamic State has lost much of its territorial control in Syria, it was able to successfully infiltrate the base and inflict considerable damage.

Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh was a key driver of politics and conflict in the country for nearly four decades. His assassination will thrust the already conflict-ridden country into even deeper chaos.

Global Perspectives

The breadth of the fallout from the U.S. administration's decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital is still unclear. But for activists in and around the city, the business of nonviolent resistance will continue as usual.

Akhmed Chatayev, the suspected mastermind of the 2016 bombing at Istanbul's airport, was a known terrorist returned from fighting alongside the Islamic State when he died in a raid last month in Tbilisi. So how did he get back into the country?

Seven months into the dispute between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on one side and Qatar on the other, the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have missed several opportunities to mend fences, most recently at their annual summit.

The young Saudi crown prince's tough approach and brusque demeanor rub some in and outside the kingdom the wrong way. But the shake-up he's carrying out may be just what Saudi Arabia needs to survive in a new era.

Taken individually, the results of the recent COP23 conference on climate change don't represent the proverbial "great leap forward" that many observers and stakeholders were hoping for. But actions speak louder than words, regardless of their scale.

The recent conference on climate change in Bonn, Germany, revealed a growing realization among the international community that meeting the conditions of the Paris Agreement will be more difficult than expected. Carbon capture and storage (CCS), along with carbon capture and utilization (CCU), will be essential to the endeavor.

Controversy over the grazing practices of Nigeria's ethnic Fulani herdsmen has erupted into violence in recent weeks. As the conflict escalates, it highlights a wider problem in the country's governance.

No one in Bangladesh doubts that genocide is underway across the border in Rakhine state. But to label the violent persecution of the Rohingya people as such would require action on the part of the international community -- a commitment world leaders historically have been unwilling to make.